Ripped off or really worth it? (Warehouse)

Member Name: machar

Product:	Warehouse
Date:	24/10/01 (1149 review reads)
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Advantages: the sales?

Disadvantages: been a bit oring recently, too expensive for what it is?

I can't make up my mind about Warehouse at all. It's a bit of permanent feature on high streets and shopping centres across the country but is it really worth it?

I would describe the clothes Warehouse sells as being suitable for young women of around 18 - 25 age group. Of course there are exceptions to this rule for some of the clothes but mainly they sell the latest fashions. We aren't talking about the latest trashy throwaway fads but more like the trends set by the latest style icon be it Kylie Minogue or Victoria Beckham.

The clothes appear to be tailored, smart and look as though you could actually wear them into work. There is always a good selection of trousers and skirts suitable for those who have to look presentable when going to work, as well as the clothes more suited to partying.

Perhaps this is where I have the problem with Warehouse - it just doesn't suit my lifestyle. I work in a lab where my main emphasis is wearing clothes that are comfortable to wear while standing up all day while wearing a hot lab coat and clothes that I don't mind getting the odd acid splash and burn in! Obviously under these circumstances a nice skirt and blouse is not the most practical outfit! If I worked in an office where I had to wear a suit or another form of smart clothing, then perhaps Warehouse would be of more relevance to me.

Their range of "going out" clothes (as I put it!) tend to be a bit too trendy and up to the minute for me. I prefer alternative clothes and classic styles that will last more than one season. I can't cope with the thought of buying a new winter coat each year - what a complete waste of money! Yet that seems to me to be the market that Warehouse is aiming for - people who can afford to change clothes every single season or those that can't afford NOT to change clothes!

The quality of the clothes can be rather dubious sometimes and they can seem rather e
xpensive for what you get. The sewing sometimes isn't top quality as I have experienced. However, they were really good and exchanged my faulty top with no quibble and I had worn it! The clothes seem to be divided into 2 ranges at the moment - those with the Warehouse logo splashed all over them and those without. Is Warehouse really posh enough or trendy enough that people want their logo emblazoned across their chest? I can understand people wearing Guess or Dolce and Gabbana tops but Warehouse?!?

The only time I ever seem to shop in Warehouse is at their sales. The clothes are too expensive any other time of the year and even then all I seem to by are tops. It has been a very long time since I walked into Warehouse and saw something that I really liked. There seems to be a complete lack of imagination in their ranges. I think a bit of an overhaul is required!

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